An Indian Mom's diary of recipes and food memories
Well, there isn’t a “story” in double quotes for this one here. It was rather a misadventure and a curious discovery. When I open Instagram and see some of those most sought after food blogs, I see microgreens everywhere. I wanted to buy some too, for experimental food styling and […]
My New England Lobster Roll has quite a story… Two winters back, we had S’s friend visiting a city around here for business. He and S have been close buddies, but hadn’t seen each other since 7 years. So, we all planned and set out to meet him on a […]
Ma never made crabs at home. No seafood particularly amused her as much as fish did. There are some rather crazy family tales on her love for fish — which I’ll keep for another day, another post. Also, during childhood, I don’t remember if we ever ordered a crab while […]
There’s always, always, always something to be thankful for. And when it comes to an odd-hour craving, or a starving foodie at home, I thank Mr. Bob Cobb — the man who, got kissed by serendipity, and gave us one of the most legendary salads in America’s culinary history. Story goes that […]
We bunch of four, adore guacamole. Be it for everyday or for parties at ours or theirs…it’s been made and consumed too many times over at our household. Then there are the standard chopped avocados that slyly find their ways into the salads and as sides. Avocado sandwiches? Done! I’ve also used […]
It was a gorgeous afternoon, little more than a dozen months back. There was a subtle note of crispiness in the air that day. The deciduous conifers hadn’t taken on the nature’s autumn palette by then. Not completely. The fall had almost just picked up a paint brush and started […]
Past week was fairly busy. S was travelling for business the entire week. As for me, it was more than usual work, errands, an injured right hand and two little bundles of energies to care for. The days all rolled by one after another in a jiffy. And Friday came […]
We were back from our vacation last Sunday. From New Jersey we had driven to Pennsylvania, and then to Massachusetts and New Hampshire, before getting back. And all this in 3 days. The days were totally thrilling and were adventure-filled like no other. But I must write a detailed one […]
As an egg-dotter Bengali, who grew up in North India, I’ve been so used to the infinite loop of “how to combine potatoes with eggs!” That’s something I was often fed as a child and now I feed my kids. There’re both comforting and curb my cravings. Easy, quick thing […]
“Kumro” in Bangla means pumpkin. And “Chechki” is what a Bengali would refer to, when a vegetable or an edible veggie skin or peel, has been slow fried and cooked with nothing but tempered seeds and salt, and often turmeric powder. The seeds in Chechki is generally black cumin (nigella, kala jeera, […]
I am Mou – a Mom, wife, daughter, Pharmaceutical Consultant, Art enthusiast, Avid Traveler – and a Happy Chef at that – A foodie who cooks, writes, photographs her food for this blog. OnceUponASupper is a journal of my potpourri of recipes and belly good food-y tales. Thanks for stopping by. Have a delicious stay here & dig in!
